Malware

Pierluigi Paganini December 21, 2017
Exclusive, CSE CybSec ZLAB Malware Analysis Report: The Bladabindi malware

The CSE CybSec Z-Lab Malware Lab analyzed a couple of new malware samples, belonging to the Bladabindi family, that were discovered on a looking-good website. ZLab team detected two new threats hosted on a looking-good website www[.]6th-sense[.]eu. Both malware looks like a legitimate app that users have to install in order to access the media file hosted on the […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 20, 2017
Loapi Android malware can destroy your battery mining Monero

Experts from Kaspersky have spotted an Android malware dubbed Loapi that includes a so aggressive mining component that it can destroy your battery. Researchers from security firm Kaspersky Lab have spotted a new strain of Android malware dubbed Loapi lurking in fake anti-virus and porn applications, that implements many features, including cryptocurrency mining. Loapi can be used to perform a […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 19, 2017
U.S. blames North Korea for the massive WannaCry ransomware attack

It’s official, according to Tom Bossert, homeland security adviser, the US Government attributes the massive ransomware attack Wannacry to North Korea. It’s official, the US Government attributes the massive attack Wannacry to North Korea. The news of the attribution was first reported by The Wall Street Journal,  according to the US Government, the WannaCry attack […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 19, 2017
The thin line between BlackEnergy, DragonFly and TeamSpy attacks

Experts from McAfee Labs collected evidence that links DragonFly malware to other hacking campaigns, like BlackEnergy and TeamSpy attacks. On September 6, Symantec published a detailed analysis of the Dragonfly 2.0 campaign that targeted dozens of energy companies this year. Threat actor is the same behind the Dragonfly campaign observed in 2014. Further analysis conducted […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2017
Zealot Campaign leverages NSA exploits to deliver Monero miners of both Windows and Linux servers

Security researchers spotted a sophisticated malware campaign, tracked as Zealot campaign targeting Linux and Windows servers to install Monero miners. Security researchers from F5 Networks spotted a sophisticated malware campaign, tracked as Zealot campaign (after the name zealot.zip, one of the files dropped on targeted servers), targeting Linux and Windows servers to install Monero cryptocurrency miners. The campaign was detected […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2017
New PRILEX ATM Malware used in targeted attacks against a Brazilian bank

PRILEX is a new ATM malware analyzed by researchers at Trend Micro that was used in high-targeted attacks against a Brazilian bank. Security researchers from Trend Micro recently discovered a strain of ATM malware dubbed PRILEX that was involved in targeted attacks in Brazil. PRILEX is written in Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6), it was specifically designed to […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2017
Triton malware was developed by Iran and used to target Saudi Arabia

CyberX who analyzed samples of the Triton malware believes it was likely developed by Iran and used to target an organization in Saudi Arabia. Security experts from security firms FireEye and Dragos reported this week the discovery of a new strain of malware dubbed Triton (aka Trisis) specifically designed to target industrial control systems (ICS). Both FireEye and Dragos […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 15, 2017
Avast releases open sources Machine-Code Decompiler (RetDec) to fight malware

RetDec is the retargetable machine-code decompiler (RetDec) released by the anti-malware firm Avast to boost the fight against malicious codes. The anti-malware company Avast announced the release of retargetable machine-code decompiler (RetDec) as open source in an effort to boost the fight against malicious codes. RetDec, short for Retargetable Decompiler, was originally created as a joint project by the Faculty of Information […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 14, 2017
New Triton malware detected in attacks against a Critical Infrastructure operator

Triton malware – A new strain of malware specifically designed to target industrial control systems (ICS) system has been spotted by researchers at FireEye A new strain of malware dubbed Triton specifically designed to target industrial control systems (ICS) has been spotted by researchers at FireEye. The Triton malware has been used in attacks aimed at an unnamed critical […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 14, 2017
US DoJ charges 3 Men with developing and running the Mirai Botnet

The US DoJ announced plea agreements for Paras Jha, Josiah White, and Dalton Norman, 21 for creating and operating the dreaded Mirai botnet. US authorities charge three men with developing and running the dreaded Mirai botnet that was involved in several massive DDoS attacks. According to documents released by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the […]